Role of corrosion in taper failure and head disassociation in total hip arthroplasty of a single design

ABSTRACT Modular junctions have been associated with corrosion in total hip arthroplasty. In a small number of cases, disassociation of the femoral head from the stem following gross wear of the taper has been reported. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of corrosion in the develo...

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Published in:	Journal of orthopaedic research Vol. 36; no. 11; pp. 2996 - 3003
Main Authors:	Martin, Audrey J., Jenkins, Derek R., Van Citters, Douglas W.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.11.2018
Subjects:	corrosion disassociation modularity total hip arthroplasty trunnionosis total hip arthroplasty corrosion modularity disassociation trunnionosis
ISSN:	0736-0266, 1554-527X, 1554-527X
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